Illuminating and igniting attachment for gas-ranges.



No. 897,081. PATENTED AUG. 25, 1908.

0. H. GATOHELL. ILLUMINATING AND IGNITING ATTACHMENT FOR GAS RANGES.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 26, 1907.

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ILLUMINATING AND IGNITING ATTACHMENT FOR GAS-RANGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 25, 1908.

Application filed October 26, 1907. Serial No. 399,336.

ments which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

On. the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a gas range embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of the attachment shown in Fig. 1, portions being broken away.

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

In the drawings, a represents the body of a gas range which may be of any suitable construction, and is providedwith suitable burners I) located in operative proximity to the top of the range as usual, the top being provided with openings coinciding with the burners.

0 represents a fixed gas supply pipe suitably attached to the body of the range and communicating with the burners, the supply pipe being usually branched and extending through the different parts of the range body.

The construction thus far described is common and well known, and is not claimed by me.

In carrying out my invention, I provide the supply pipe 0 with a branch composed of a rigid section 61 extending from the supply pipe to a point above the top of the range, and a flexible section d connected at one end with the upper end of the rigid section (1, and provided at its other end with a burner d The main portion of the flexible section (1 is preferably a length of vulcanized rubber tubing. The burner d is here shown as a tip adapted to emit a suitably formed gas flame, said tip being inserted in a metal socket (Z having a tubular shank or extension (1 which is suitably coupled or connected with one end of the length of rubber tubing. The portions d and d are of course rigid, but since they are flexibly supported by the length of flexible tubing, I include all the parts (1, d and d as portions of the flexible section of the branch.

The rigid section (I is provided with a suitable shut-oif cock 6 and with a bypass cock f, the former being adapted to be turned to admit a full supply of gas to the burner (Z and to entirely shut off the gas therefrom. The by-pass cock when turned to the position indicated by full lines in Fig. 2, restricts the flow of gas so that the burner d emits a very small pilot flame g, shown in full lines in Fig. 2. When the by-pass cock is adjusted as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, it per mits a full flow of gas and the emission of a normal flame g, indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The branch above described, is provided with means for detachably engaging the burner-carrying portion of the flexible section with the rigid section, in such manner as to support the burner in an elevated position relatively to the top of the range, as shownin Fig. 1, so that the burner can be utilized to illuminate the range top. Said means, as here shown, comprises complemental members on the rigid and flexible sections of the branch, one member being a hook h formed on the rigid section d, and the other a hook h formed on the burner socket (1 When these hooks are interengaged, as shown in the drawings, the burner is supported in position to illuminate the top of the range. The burner-carrying end of the flexible branch section may be readily disengaged from the rigid section, so that the burner may be used to ignite the range burners I), the by-pass cock being preferably adjusted during this operation so that the burner emits the small pilot flame g.

It will be seen from the foregoing that my invention provides a simple and desirable attachment for a gas range, whereby the top of the range may be illuminated and whereby the burners may be ignited. The attachment comprising the rigid branch section d with its gas-controlling means, the flexible branch section with its burner, and means for detachably connecting the burner-carrying end of the flexible section with the rigid section, may be put upon the market inde pendently as a gas stove attachment.

I believe myself to be the first to provide a gas range with an illuminating and burner igniting attachment, comprising a flexible gas pipe suitably connected with the fixed burner supply pipe of the range, and an in- .ers of the range.

I claim 1. A gas range having a gas supply pipe communicating with the range burners, and a branch pipe communicating with the said supply pipe, and comprising, first, a rigid section extending from the supply pipe to a point above the top of the range, and secondly, a flexible section connected at one end with the rigid section and having a burner at its other end, the said branch pipe having means for detachably engaging the burnercarrying portion of the flexible section with the rigid section, whereby the burner may be supported in position to illuminate the top of the range, the said burner-carrying portion being detachable from the rigid sec tion to permit the use of the flexible section and its burner for lighting the range burners.

2. A gas range having a gas supply pipe communicating with the range burners, a rigid branch pipe section extending from said supply pi e to a point above the top of the range, an a flexible branch pipe section connected at one end with the upper end of the rigid section, and provided with a burner at its other end, the rigid section having a shut-oii cock and a by-pass cock controlling the flow of gas through the flexible section, and the two sections having complemental means for detachably engaging the burnercarrying portion of the flexible section with the rigid section.

3. A gas stove attachment comprising a rigid branch pipe section adapted for connection with the supply pipe of a gas range, and a flexible branch pipe section connected at one end with the rigid section, and provided with a burner at its other end, the rigid section having suitable gas-controlling means, and the two sections having complemental means for detachably engaging the burnercarrying portion of the flexible section with the rigid section.

4. A gas range having an illuminating and burner-igniting attachment comprising a flexible gas pipe having a burner at its outer end, and an inflexible support attached to the range, and elevated above its top, said support and the flexible pipe having complemental means for detachably engaging the burner with the support to permit the illumination of the range top, the said flexible pipe being connected with the pipe which supplies the burners of the range, and adapted to ignite said burners when detached from the elevated support.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. GATOHELL.

Witnesses:

C. F. BROWN, P. W. PEZZETTL 

